Houpe's Happenings

3 Year Pictures

2008-12-22T14:15:00.008-05:00

We got Trent's 3 year pictures and a family picture. I was a little worried about how it was going to go, because last year it was a nightmare. It ended up being one of the easiest times we've had getting pictures done. Trent did so well; he was a little poser. I added a few borders and things, that we didn't purchase with the pictures. Enjoy!

Christmas Program

2008-12-22T14:01:00.006-05:00

Trent's school had a little Christmas Program. We were so excited about it, but it didn't turn out due to poor planning on their part. It was outside in front of his daycare. The parents were so close to the kids that you couldn't hardly see. It was very disappointing. Luckily he enjoys singing, because he breaks out in jingle bells and rudolph all the time, so we get a private concert all the time.

These are a few of his friends at school.

This is his cousin, Madison, who also goes to the same school.

Happy 3rd Birthday!

2008-12-22T13:54:00.006-05:00

Trent likes robots, so we decided to do a Wall-E party. He of course had a blast with his family and friends. We got him a big boy bike. It's hard to believe that our little boy is 3 years old.

School Pictures

2008-12-22T13:51:00.004-05:00

They did pictures at Trent's school. We only got a few pictures because not all the pictures turned out and they were really expensive. We like these two pictures. He looks so grown up.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-18T21:53:00.009-05:00

Trent had so much fun on Halloween this year. He was a lil' dino. His Nana got to enjoy her first Halloween with one of her grandchildren. Trent's Pa-Paw and Grandma also came to enjoy the night. It was beautiful weather. Everytime he got candy in his pumpkin, he would say "let's get more."

ELMO

2008-11-18T21:43:00.004-05:00

Is that Elmo?

No, it's Trent.

Trent's school had a Halloween Party. They wore their costumes all day, so I picked out a costume that I knew he would be comfortable in. I think he looks pretty adorable. Joe and I went to his class for the party. He ate some treats and then wanted to go home. I guess he wasn't in the mood to party.

Pumpkin Carving

2008-11-18T21:37:00.003-05:00

This is the first time we carved a pumkin with Trent. We found a Mickey Mouse pattern to do. Joe did most of the carving and it turned out really good.

Say Cheese!

2008-11-18T21:34:00.003-05:00

Pa-Paw and Grandma came over to hang out. Here's a great photo of them together.

Glasses

2008-11-18T21:28:00.004-05:00

Trent put some glasses on to help him read his thank you card. Can anyone guess where those glasses are from?

Mr. Potatohead's Glasses

Crazy Hair Day

2008-11-18T21:17:00.002-05:00

Trent's school had a crazy hair day, so I spiked up his hair with some of my hair gel and hairspray. He sure looks crazy!

Kayla's Birthday

2008-10-07T19:33:00.009-04:00

We went over to Joe's parents house and celebrated Kayla's birthday. I can't believe how fast she's growing up. Emma was playing with a blonde wig, and pretending to be Hannah Montana. Uncle Jason, Pam, and Aunt Connie tried it on. I've posted their pictures below for a good laugh. We also got the cousins together for a group picture.

New Pictures...Finally

2008-10-04T10:39:00.004-04:00

I'm sorry that I haven't posted new pictures in awhile. I've got everything updated now. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Don't forget to leave a message to let us know you stopped by. I hope everyone is doing well. This school year has been challenging. I have a little boy with autism and a little girl with cerebral palsy in my class. Trent started a new day care that we are all adjusting to, and Joe is working a part job at Best Buy.

Nathan's Birthday

2008-10-04T10:30:00.008-04:00

Last night we went up to my sister's house for Nathan's birthday. My sister's sister-in-law was there with her new baby girl and I got to hold her. She's only 6 weeks old. You forget how little they are.

Haircut at the Barber

2008-10-04T10:26:00.002-04:00

We thought we would try a barber shop where my friend takes her little boy. To our amazement, Trent sat still and let him cut his hair. It might of been due partly to the bribe of a new toy if he would get his haircut. These are pictures we took afterwards at our house.

Wind Storm

2008-10-04T10:18:00.004-04:00

We had a huge wind storm that came through and it did a lot of damage. People were out of power for over a week. We had two trees that fell down, of course not the ones we want to cut down. We only lost power for a few days. It was amazing seeing some trees uprooted out of the ground.

River Days

2008-10-04T10:10:00.007-04:00

In our city, Hamilton, they have River Days each year. Me and my mom took Trent. They bring in people to make a giant sand castle. They also had some Indians playing music, horses with men dressed up in war uniforms, and some play things for the kids to play on. Trent walked up the big slide and slid down. He went to try it again, but when he got up there he got scared, so he walked back down.

Friends & Cousins

2008-10-04T10:07:00.002-04:00

We got together in August with my sister and our friend Jennifer and her girls. The kids enjoyed playing together and we tried to catch up in the midst of the all the kids.

Parky's Farm

2008-10-04T09:56:00.006-04:00

I met a couple of teachers at a nearby farm this summer. Trent loved the animals and the tractors. He's really been into tractors. He also got to ride a pony. When he was getting on the pony he said, "It stinks." Here are some pictures from the day.

Putt-Putt and Pizza

2008-07-21T15:06:00.012-04:00

Well I guess we have started a new tradition to celebrate my dad's birthday..putt-putt and pizza. This time they all came down here. It was so hot that we went to an indoor Lunar Golf. It was in the dark and everything was glow in the dark. Then we went out for pizza and had brownies and ice-cream at our house. We got to meet my dad's new girlfriend, Ruthann. She has red hair just like Jessica.

Wrestling!

Surgery!

2008-07-21T15:02:00.003-04:00

No pictures for this, but thought I would give everyone an update. About 3 weeks ago I had emergency surgery to get my appendix out. I was in a lot of pain and went to the doctor. I had a cat scan and then had surgery that night. It went well and I recovered pretty quickly. I also found out that I have arthritis in my right knee.

Also, my sister is pregnant...again! This one wasn't planned, but they are keeping their fingers crossed for a girl.

Joe's brother, Jamie, and his wife, Angela are also pregnant with their first.

Father's Day

2008-07-21T14:53:00.008-04:00

We went up to Brookville for Father's Day. All the guys went golfing. Trent had fun playing with his cousins. Then he got to sit on his first Harley that belongs to his great uncle.

Trent's Best Buddy

2008-07-21T14:35:00.006-04:00

My friend Sheli has a little boy that is a year younger than Trent. She is also a teacher and home for the summer. We decided we would trade off babysitting so we could have a little break and so our boys could play together. Trent and Andrew have become best buddies now.

Andrew and Trent

New Haircut!

2008-07-21T14:26:00.002-04:00

After cutting Trent's hair myself, we decided we would try someone with experience. Trent didn't want anything to do with it, so after some cutting at home to get it shorter we ended up using the clippers. I will say that I was very sad afterwards, because he looked so different, and so grown up. I am used to it now, and it's grown out some since June.

Paw-Paw's Birthday

2008-06-02T13:47:00.008-04:00

Here is the sign I made my Paw-Paw.

Emma, Zach, Kayla, and Trent helping Paw-Paw blow out his birthday candles.

First game of pool at Uncle's Jamie's house.

Bubbles!

Paw-Paw's new motorcycle

Summer's Here

2008-06-02T13:41:00.002-04:00

This is the life...chillin' by the pool!

How do I look with my "new" goggles?

Sprinkler Fun

2008-06-02T13:26:00.004-04:00

We got the sprinkler out the other day or the "sprinkle" as Trent calls it. He had fun playing in the water.

Cousin Ryan's Birthday

2008-05-25T21:35:00.010-04:00

We went up to my sister's house for Ryan's birthday. It was also my sister's birthday the day before, and we hadn't celebrated Jeremy's yet. The boys had a great time playing together. I aslo took some snapshots of my sister's new house.

Nathan and Trent "sleepinig"

Nathan and Jeremy

Trent and Ryan

All the cousins

Trent, Jeremy, and Nathan

Nathan and Trent

Jessica and John's beautiful new house

My Class

2008-05-25T21:33:00.001-04:00

Here is a picture of my class this year. Only 1 more week left. This year has flown by.

Saturday Fun

2008-05-25T21:24:00.006-04:00

Ross had a customer appreciation day at the bakery, pizza place, and insurance place that Joe's friend works at. They had a big blow up play thing that Trent had a blast on. There was also a fire truck that Trent got to go inside.

Cousin Zach's Birthday

2008-04-12T19:53:00.007-04:00

We went to Zach's birthday party today. It was at Sports Plus, which is a huge indoor place with games and rides. Trent enjoyed checking out the games. Of course he couldn't hardly stay at one game before the token ran out. I guess they don't make them for the attention span of a 2 year old. It was a lot of fun, and we got to see all the family.

Too Cute!

2008-04-12T19:50:00.003-04:00

Trent often lies on the floor in this pose, so we had to get it on camera. How can you not love that adorable face?

Totters Otterville

2008-03-27T17:21:00.009-04:00

We went to Johnny's Toys in Covington, Kentucky. They have a place called Totters Otterville where kids can play. They have different areas with different things to do. Trent had a blast going from one thing to the next.

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T16:24:00.011-04:00

Trent enjoyed coloring eggs; he liked the different colors. He had fun finding the eggs in the backyard and of course eating all the candy in the eggs. I love this picture below holding the bunny and chick.

Snow Day!

2008-02-20T10:51:00.004-05:00

I had a snow day today, so I took Trent outside to play in the snow. It was his first time in his snowpants and boots. He loved the snow. The best part was eating it.

Christmas 2007

2007-12-31T12:19:00.000-05:00

Christmas with my mom, Christmas morning with us, Christmas with Joe's family, and Christmas with my dad...I think Trent had enough Christmas'...he knows what presents are now.

Trent with his cousin Nathan

Jeremy, Nathan, Ryan, and Trent

Trent with Grandpa Lewis with the stool he made.

Trent with Paw-Paw playing with his new drill.

2 Year Old Picture Adventure

2007-12-17T20:01:00.000-05:00

Our little boy is getting so big. These are his 2 year old pictures. Let's just say I'm lucky to have these 3 poses, because this is all we got out of him. He did not want his picture taken. We usually have 6-7 pictures to choose from with 2 outfits, but we got 3 pictures with one outfit. Hopefully at 3 years old he will be a little more cooperative.

Happy 2nd Birthday

2007-12-08T16:07:00.000-05:00

We had a Mickey birthday party. Trent calls him "Nickey." He had a blast at his party. He understood better this year what was going on. We got him a motorized 4x4, which he loves riding. It's hard to believe he's already 2.

Chunky Monkey

2007-10-31T21:28:00.002-04:00

We called Trent a chunky monkey when he was a baby because he was so chunky. Now he's a monkey, climbing on everything. So we had to get a monkey costume for halloween. He just looks so adorable. Trent had a great time trick or treating, handing out candy, and eating candy. The sucker was his favorite. Joe's dad, Trent's Paw-Paw, came to enjoy the fun.

Lil' Bengals Fan

2007-10-31T21:28:00.001-04:00

All decked out in his Bengal's gear rooting them on.

Fun With Grandparents

2007-10-31T21:28:00.000-04:00

Patty Cake with Grandpa Lewis

Taking a "Ride" on Paw-Paw

Water Playground

2007-09-03T13:30:00.001-04:00

We went to the Miami Whitewater Park's wet playground. Nana was visiting for a few days. Trent loves the water, so he had a blast. The slide was his favorite. We had a picnic lunch and he also got to play on the regular playground. On our way home, it didn't take long before he was asleep.

Mess!

2007-08-15T18:19:00.000-04:00

Trent learned the word "mess" pretty early...that's his speciality.

Water Fun

2007-07-30T10:45:00.000-04:00

We went up to camp in Brookville. Trent had fun with the slip-n-slide and pool with his cousin

Madison. He loves the water.

Cousins & Friends

2007-07-24T19:16:00.001-04:00

My friend Jennifer and her 3 daughters came down to my sister's house. We all tried to catch up while the 7 kids enjoyed playing together. I don't know how someone could have 7 kids, let alone my sister and Jenn with 3 each.

This is my friend Jennifer and her 3 daughters, Syanna, Avery, and Reese.

Cincinnati Zoo

2007-07-21T14:49:00.001-04:00

We took Trent to the Cincinnati Zoo. It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time seeing all of the animals.

Putt-Putt

2007-07-14T16:13:00.000-04:00

We went up to visit my dad and celebrate his birthday. My sister, brother-in-law, and nephews came and we played Putt-Putt. Trent and Nathan were into it for a few minutes, then they just enjoyed exploring and eating snacks. Then we went to Pizza Hut for lunch.

Children's Museum

2007-07-07T18:40:00.000-04:00

We took Trent to the Cincinnati Children's Museum. He had a great time. It was non stop from one thing to another. Sure would be nice to have all this in our basement.

Surprise!

2007-07-03T11:55:00.000-04:00

Joe surprised me with a little "early" graduation party. He invited all my college friends over. They came from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky, and Indiana. It was on our 6th anniversary. I won't officially have everything done and turned in until July 7th to complete my masters. He didn't know that I was going to be sick, but I had a horrible case of pink eye and strep throat. Even though I was under the weather I had a wonderful time catching up with my college friends. Sarah and Bethany brought their kids. This was the first time everyone had been to our house and met Trent.

18 Months Pictures

2007-07-03T10:22:00.000-04:00

These are a few of Trent's 18 months pictures. Even though the Red's aren't doing too well this year, we're all still fans.

Aquarium

2007-07-03T09:45:00.000-04:00

We took Trent for the first time to Newport Aquarium. He loved looking at all the fish, sharks, and penguins. He got to touch a starfish and shark. We have a new aquarium at home. It started out as a fish bowl a few months ago and has grown into a 33 gallon tank. Joe's new hobby is fish. Every night Trent says Night-Night to the fishes.